Crime Rates at Churchfields Avenue, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8WP

Churchfields Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 146th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Churchfields Avenue (CO3 8WP) in the last 12 months was 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% higher than the Marks Tey and Layer average (75.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchfields Avenue (CO3 8WP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Christopher Garnett Chase, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Juniper Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.